U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether a Software Interface is Protected under Copyright Law

In a case that pertains to technology originally developed in the 1990s, the United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. The dispute between…

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Privacy Policies and Procedures for Small Healthcare Providers Under Scrutiny

Although privacy incidents at the largest healthcare providers attract the most attention, The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights enforcement (“OCR”) is actively investigating privacy and…

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Copyright Infringement: Will Congress Make it Easier to Obtain a Remedy?

On October 22, 2019, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 2426, The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019. The intent of the legislation is to make…

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Continue to Scrape Away! Microsoft’s LinkedIn Ordered to Lift Ban on Third Party Access to Public Profile Data

In the closely followed hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn case, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision holding that hiQ, a data analytics company, is entitled to a preliminary…

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